Texas vs The Nation

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Texas vs The Nation (defunct)
TexasVsTheNationLogo.jpg
Stadium Eagle Stadium (2013)
Alamodome (2011)
Sun Bowl Stadium (2007–10)
Location Allen, Texas (2013)
San Antonio, Texas (2011)
El Paso, Texas (2007–10)
Operated2007–2011, 2013

Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013. [1] Originally played at the Sun Bowl Stadium, the format of the game pitted 50 top-rated college seniors who played college or high school football in Texas against a squad of 50 top-rated seniors from the other 49 states. [2] In its first year, 73% of players who participated in the game were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams. [3] In 2011, the game moved from El Paso to San Antonio, and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) became the named sponsor of the game. [4] In 2012, the NFLPA began its own all-star game, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, [5] and the Texas vs The Nation game was not held. [3] The game was revived in 2013 at Eagle Stadium in Allen, [6] but did not return in 2014.

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Game results

DateWinning teamScoreTeam Texas coachTeam Nation coachSiteAttendanceNotes
February 2, 2007Team Nation24–20 Mike Price Buddy Ryan Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX 		21,528 [3] [7]
February 2, 2008Team Texas41–14 Gene Stallings Buddy Ryan26,821 [3] [8]
January 31, 2009Team Nation27–24Gene Stallings Howard Schnellenberger 42,387 [3] [9]
February 6, 2010Team Texas36–17 Bill Bates Howard Schnellenberger26,041 [3] [10] [11]
February 5, 2011Team Texas13–7Bill Bates Jerry Glanville Alamodome
San Antonio, TX 		[12] [13]
February 2, 2013Team Nation24–13Bill BatesHoward Schnellenberger Eagle Stadium
Allen, TX 		[14] [15] [16]

Game MVPs

YearNamePositionCollegeNotes
2007 Ryan Moore WR Miami (FL) [17] [18]
2008 Xavier Omon RB Northwest Missouri State [8]
2009 Frantz Joseph LB Florida Atlantic [9]
2010 Cornelius Brown CB UTEP [11]
2011 Taylor Potts QB Texas Tech [19]
2013 Ryan Griffin QB Tulane [14]

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